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Claude Code pricing (2026): Pro $17, Max $100, Ultra $200
Claude Code is not a separate subscription. It is included with Claude Pro, Max and Ultra, and with Team and Enterprise seats. It is not included in the Free plan.
Every plan
Claude Code plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Claude Code is not included. |
| Pro | $17 a month billed annually ($200 up front), or $20 billed monthly | Claude Code is included, with more usage than Free every 5 hours and every week. |
| Max | $100 a month | 5x Pro usage every 5 hours and every week, $100 a month in API credits for the Claude Platform, and priority access at high traffic times. |
| Ultra | $200 a month | No 5-hour limit for verified accounts, 10x Pro usage every week and $200 a month in API credits. |
| Team, standard seat | $20 per seat a month billed annually, or $25 monthly | Claude Code for every seat, for teams of 2 to 150, with up to $500 a month in pooled API credits. |
| Team, premium seat | $100 per seat a month billed annually, or $125 monthly | 5x the usage of a standard seat. |
| Enterprise | $20 per seat a month billed annually, plus usage at API rates | 20 seat minimum. Adds spend limits, role-based access, SCIM, audit logs and custom data retention. |
Source: claude.com/pricing, checked .
Good to know
How Claude Code billing works
- Usage limits apply on every plan. How fast you reach a limit depends on the model, the length of your chats and the size of your files.
- If you use Claude Code through the API instead of a plan, you pay per token. Listed API rates include Sonnet 5.5 at $2 input and $10 output, and Opus 5.5 at $4 input and $20 output, per million tokens.
- Prices do not include tax, and Anthropic says prices and plans can change.
Compare the cost
Claude Code pricing vs alternatives
| Tool | Our rank | Pricing (from the official site) | Free option | Our verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | #1 of 15 Terminal coding agents | Included with Claude Pro ($20 a month billed monthly, or $17 a month with annual billing), Max ($100 a month) and Ultra ($200 a month), and with Team and Enterprise seats. Not included in the Free plan.Source: claude.com, checked | No | Terminal agent that is strong at multi-step changes across a codebase. |
| OpenAI Codex | #2 of 15 Terminal coding agents | Included in ChatGPT Free ($0), Go ($8 a month), Plus ($20 a month), Pro (from $100 a month, with $100, $200 and $500 tiers), Business, Edu and Enterprise plans. Free and Go get lighter use in the desktop app; Plus adds Codex on the web, CLI, IDE extension and iOS. With an API key you pay API prices and lose cloud features such as GitHub code review.Source: developers.openai.com, checked | Yes | Coding agent available in the CLI, IDE and cloud; good for parallel background tasks. |
| Antigravity CLI | #3 of 15 Terminal coding agents | Free Individual plan at $0 with access to a variety of agent models and basic weekly rate limits. Google AI Pro and Ultra add higher rate limits and a flexible AI credit pool. Organizations can use it through a Google Cloud Business plan or the API with consumption pricing.Source: antigravity.google, checked | Yes | Google's terminal coding agent (agy) and the successor to Gemini CLI for individuals. Runs subagents in parallel on the same agent engine as the Antigravity app. Free Individual plan; Google AI Pro and Ultra raise limits. |
| OpenCode | #4 of 15 Terminal coding agents | OpenCode itself is 100% free and open source. Optional OpenCode Go subscription: Go $10 a month, Go Plus $40 a month, Go Teams $20 per member a month. Optional Zen pay-as-you-go models start with a $20 balance, priced per request.Source: opencode.ai, checked | Yes | Open-source coding agent with terminal, desktop and web clients on one shared local service; bring any model. |
| Factory Droid | #5 of 15 Terminal coding agents | Pro is $20 a month. Plus is $100 a month (about 5x Pro usage). Max is $200 a month (about 10x). Teams is $60 a month per team plus $40 per seat, up to 10 seats. Business and Enterprise are custom.Source: factory.com, checked | Not listed | Factory's coding agent, now at 1.0, with a terminal UI, a desktop app for macOS and Windows, an SDK, and cloud or local background agents. Paid plans start at $20 a month. |
| Cursor | #1 of 8 Vibe coding | Free plan. Paid plans: Plus $8 per month (Grok models only), Premium $30 per month, Super $100 per month and Ultra $200 per month. Teams from $30 per user per month. Enterprise is custom. Third-party model usage is billed separately at API list price.Source: cursor.com, checked | Yes | AI-first code editor with agent mode; the default pick for building apps by prompting. |
| Cline | #7 of 8 Vibe coding | The open source extension is free. You pay only for AI inference, usage based, with your own API keys or the Cline provider. Enterprise is custom.Source: cline.bot, checked | Yes | Open-source coding agent for VS Code and other editors; plan-then-act with your own model keys. |
Alternative prices come from each tool's own pricing page on the date shown. Nothing on this page is sponsored. See all Claude Code alternatives.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is Claude Code free?
No. Claude Code is not included in the Free plan. It comes with Pro, Max and Ultra, and with Team and Enterprise seats. Source: claude.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-10.
What is the cheapest way to get Claude Code?
Claude Pro at $17 a month billed annually ($200 up front), or $20 billed monthly. Source: claude.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-10.
Is Claude Max worth it for Claude Code?
Max is $100 a month for 5x Pro usage every 5 hours and every week, plus $100 a month in API credits. It makes sense if you hit Pro limits often. Source: claude.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-10.
Can I use Claude Code with an API key?
Yes, you can use it through the API and pay per token. Sonnet 5.5 is listed at $2 input and $10 output per million tokens. Source: claude.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-10.
Where do these prices come from?
From https://claude.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-10. Prices and plans change, so check the official page before you buy.
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